Spotlight
Biosystems
Taylor Testifies Before House Agriculture Committee
Steve Taylor, head of the Department of Biosystems Engineering and director of the Auburn University Center of Bioenergy and Bioproducts, was invited to testify about the search for energy alternatives at a congressional field hearing at the Pike County Cattleman’s Association on Saturday, May 15, near Troy.
Yifen Wang
With more than 10,000 athletes and 22,000-plus international journalists in Beijing, China, for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, an Auburn University biosystems engineering assistant professor has played a pivotal role in helping ensure that the foods they are served are safe.
Chemical
Byrne receives Auburn's first award for mentoring undergraduate research and creative scholarship
Civil
Into the Lab
Faculty member Anton Schindler is researching the effect of lightweight aggregates (LWA) and curing temperature on the cracking tendency of bridge deck concrete.
Civil engineering student team earns international honors
Students in Auburn University's Department of Civil Engineering were awarded $7,000 for placing second in the International Disappearing Roads Competition, held recently at Texas A&M University.
Computer Science and Software Engineering
And the Winner is ...
Computer science and software engineering freshman Brian Agalsoff was recently awarded $10,000 by Muse Games for a computer game he developed called Dream Trip, originally named Ballin.
Student Wins Lime Scholarship
Joseph Shanahan, computer science and software engineering senior, recently received the $10,000 Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities, offered through a partnership between Google and Lime, an organization that focuses on opportunities and employment for people with disabilities.
Electrical and Computer
Thad Roppel
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center recently participated in the Jules Collins Smith Museum’s Sixth Birthday Bash. Faculty member Thad Roppel and students from the department hosted an activity table where kids could build crystal radios and use them to listen to Elvis' music from a low-power AM transmitter.
Industrial
Chan Park Named Inaugural Daniel F. and Josephine Breeden Professor
Chan Park has been honored with the inaugural Daniel F. and Josephine Breeden Professorship in Auburn’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, where he has been a faculty member since 1980.
Kevin Gue Named Inaugural Tim Cook Professor
Kevin Gue has been honored with the inaugural Tim Cook Professorship in Auburn's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, where he has been a faculty member since 2004.
Materials
Professor named fellow of ASM International
Bryan A. Chin, a professor in Auburn University's Department of Materials Engineering, has been recognized for his distinguished contributions to the field of materials science and engineering by being named a fellow of ASM International, the materials information society.
Materials Research and Education Center
The Materials Research and Education Center researchers are faculty from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The principal laboratories are the Composites Manufacturing Laboratory, Materials Characterization Laboratory, Materials Joining Laboratory, Mechanical Properties Laboratory, Optics Laboratory, and Smart Materials Fabrication Laboratory.
Mechanical
Sushil Bhavnai
Faculty member Sushil Bhavnani was recently awarded grants from the National Science Foundation Chemical, Biological, Environmental and Thermal Systems Directorate, and the NASA Headquarters Exploration Systems Mission Directorate to support his research efforts in electronics packaging.
Malcolm Crocker Named Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecturer for 2009-2010
he Graduate School is pleased to announce that Dr. Malcolm Crocker has been named the Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecturer for 2009-2010. Jointly sponsored by the Auburn Alumni Association and the AU Graduate School, the Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lectureship Award carries with it a $2,000 award from the Auburn Alumni Association.
Polymer and Fiber
Sabit Adanur
Using a wet laying process, faculty member Sabit Adanur and graduate student Wei Liu are developing activated carbon fiber (ACF) filters for fuel cell cathodes to absorb contaminants from the air and reduce or eliminate fuel cell poisoning.
NSF project to develop economical, eco-friendly nanocomposites
Xinyu Zhang, faculty member in Auburn University's Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering, recently received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project, "Collaborative Research: Geopolymeric Nanocomposite, A Next Generation Material for Infrastructure Sustainability."
Wireless
JACK OF ALL TRADES
When Charles Ellis graduated from Auburn University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1980, he never imagined his work would eventually lead him back to his alma mater.
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